book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 348 review written: 21.12.17 originally published: 2009 edition read: Penguin NAL 2009 title: Rooftops of Tehran author: Mahbod Seraji In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice... my thoughts: This book was first published in 2009 and I remember adding it to my list around that time but never actually reading it since I preferred checking out library books to ...
Hello readers new and old!
Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it! A little brush up on my tweaked rules:
Q: Do your reading habits change based on your mood? Do you read a certain genre if you are feeling depressed or happy?
My reading habits, changing on my mood...I'll eat chocolate if I'm feeling cozy. But I almost always read either Harry Potter, or Eragon when I eat chocolate. The only substantial habit I have while reading is to read without stopping, for hours and hours until I finish it (and if I'm interrupted, I'm in this sort of post-reading haze until I finish, haha) So I can't say that my habits change.
If I'm feeling nostalgic, I'll pull out an old book and read. But otherwise, no I don't read a certain genre really. My moods don't dictate what I read. I just read whatever sounds interesting, hehe. Of course, if I change genres abruptly, it's more of a profound change, like what's happened recently with my epiphany that historical fiction is what I truly enjoy.
I just realised. Habits occur over a long period of time, and moods are swift and fleeting and intermittent. The question doesn't make sense.
Anyway, enough of my ranting! What about you? :)
P.S. ALSO for you writers out there, stop by my writing blog "voyage" this upcoming Monday for a spectacular writing competition hosted by me along with Ashley at #booknerd.(and her writing blog, Inky Compositions, where it'll be posted too) There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd places with Amazon gift cards and blog designs up for the winning!
Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it! A little brush up on my tweaked rules:
- If I followed you, you are NOT required to follow me back: only if you want to :)
- If you follow me, I'll seriously consider following you back, but it's not guaranteed
Now: on to the question!
Q: Do your reading habits change based on your mood? Do you read a certain genre if you are feeling depressed or happy?
My reading habits, changing on my mood...I'll eat chocolate if I'm feeling cozy. But I almost always read either Harry Potter, or Eragon when I eat chocolate. The only substantial habit I have while reading is to read without stopping, for hours and hours until I finish it (and if I'm interrupted, I'm in this sort of post-reading haze until I finish, haha) So I can't say that my habits change.
If I'm feeling nostalgic, I'll pull out an old book and read. But otherwise, no I don't read a certain genre really. My moods don't dictate what I read. I just read whatever sounds interesting, hehe. Of course, if I change genres abruptly, it's more of a profound change, like what's happened recently with my epiphany that historical fiction is what I truly enjoy.
I just realised. Habits occur over a long period of time, and moods are swift and fleeting and intermittent. The question doesn't make sense.
Anyway, enough of my ranting! What about you? :)
P.S. ALSO for you writers out there, stop by my writing blog "voyage" this upcoming Monday for a spectacular writing competition hosted by me along with Ashley at #booknerd.(and her writing blog, Inky Compositions, where it'll be posted too) There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd places with Amazon gift cards and blog designs up for the winning!
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